Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Karbonn Mobiles

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Looks like a non-notable company. Article is sourced to routine listings, press releases and a product review. Not enough to fulfil WP:NCOMP criteria in my view. — kashmīrī ^TALK 21:24, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. — kashmīrī ^TALK 21:24, 2 May 2020 (UTC)

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• Delete per nom. - Hatchens (talk) 06:29, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
• Keep I went thru the existing sources, plus there are at least a few more (in doing a basic Google search) such as [https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/karbonn-starts-operation-at-tirupati-mobile-factory-119021000530_1.html this], [https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/karbonn-mobiles-signs-sponsorship-deal-with-ipl/story-qmaM6qn925jYBpeBIhEEcK.html this] and [https://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/DUSMbDi7fo2lU2AcvY5TQJ/Karbonn-to-open-assembly-lines-factory-in-India.html this] that help the article achieve notability. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 09:56, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
• Keep The article may be in bad shape but it passes GNG. Shanze1 (talk) 05:57, 7 May 2020 (UTC)

• Delete A page which has been existing at WP since 9 years has just 9 unique refs. Furthermore these 9 refs appear to be plain promotional PR activity:

::https://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks?cic_redirect=fallback which has been deliberately mentioned twice to superficially increase the number of refs is non existent. Similarly http://gsminsider.com/2014/02/karbonn-windows-phone-news/ is also non existent. https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/karbonn-mobiles-aims-rs-5000-crore-turnover-in-current-fiscal/story/235327.html is extremely glorified and fails WP:NPOV. https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/karbonn-mobiles-eyeing-rs-4-000-cr-turnover-in-fy-14-113071600573_1.html is WP:UNENCYC since it has nothing notable to offer.https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/report-eros-to-present-rajinikanth-starrer-kochadaiyaan/20120703.htm has been mentioned in the article under the tab "History". I have never seen such kind of chicanery to promote a subject. This ref is just about promoting the subject and has nowhere historical information.

::https://www.digit.in/reviews/mobile-phones/karbonn-sparkle-v-review-4366.html is about a product launched by the subject company. Such kind of refs does not ensure WP:INDEPENDENT. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502221904/http://www.trustadvisory.info/allindia_2014.html is a ranking report made by Trust Research Advisory, an enterprise whose WP page was speedily deleted as it was ""blatant advertising, used only to promote someone or something"". Similarly http://www.trustadvisory.info/categoryBTR17.php is a ref from the same enterprise and moreover this ref is no more in existence.

A user mentioned a ref above: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/karbonn-starts-operation-at-tirupati-mobile-factory-119021000530_1.html. I would like to draw your attention that this is a paid media coverage and is evidently cited at the end: (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) and completely fails WP:RELIABLE. Thereafter the user mentioned https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/karbonn-mobiles-signs-sponsorship-deal-with-ipl/story-qmaM6qn925jYBpeBIhEEcK.html, which is fails WP:RELEVANCE and is WP:UNENCYC & Wikipedia:Out of scope since it just talks signing a sponsorship deal.

All refs are WP:HOAX and requisite deletion.

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Yourmasterishere (talk) 16:44, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

• Keep well-known Indian mobile company. Easily passes GNG with sources like [https://www.forbesindia.com/article/changing-lanes/can-karbonn-mobiles-fight-back/56401/1] and [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/karbonn-mobiles-to-assemble-smartphones-in-india/articleshow/47636418.cms]. There are also plenty of reviews of mobiles made by them in reliable media. SD0001 (talk) 13:44, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

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